The resigned head of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), Igor Plotnitsky, will return to Lugansk, Novaya Gazeta reports , citing an anonymous source.
The former head of the LPR wants to return because of the Minsk agreements, since they bear his signature. The agreements are important for the self-proclaimed republic in the person of the appointed acting. head of Leonid Pasechnik. He plans to stick to them, first of all it concerns the exchange of prisoners with Ukraine. The exchange agreement was being prepared in the LPR since the end of last week.
Plotnitsky submitted his resignation on 24 November. has been posted online A video of his arrival at the Moscow airport . Plotnitsky's resignation occurred after a conflict with the former head of the LPR Interior Ministry, Igor Kornet, whom Plotnitsky accused of attempting to seize power by force.
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